Global 30 Project Follow-up FY 2012 Prof. Susumu Tomooka Director, International Center Keio University 【Contents】 1. Project overview and achievements ① Establishment and expansion of international education programs such as double degree programs and Faculty and Graduate School courses taught in English ② Development of a basic infrastructure for internationalization within the University ③ Enhancement of international publicity activities as a means of attracting talented international students 2. Other international projects (existing prior to the G30) 3. Future tasks and prospects 4. Current budget and actual use of funding 5. Data: The progress of internationalization at Keio 2 Global 30 Project Follow-up FY 2012 1. Project overview and achievements ① Establishment and expansion of international education programs such as double degree programs and Faculty and Graduate Degree courses taught in English • 2009 Academic Year: Sciences Po-Keio Double Degree Program (Graduate School of Economics) • 2010 Academic Year: System Design and Management Course (Graduate School of System Design and Management) • 2011 Academic Year: GIGA (Global Information and Communication Technology and Governance Academic) Program (Faculty of Environment and Information Studies) ② Development of a basic infrastructure for internationalization within the University • Promoting the translation of internal documents and systems into English • Training employees capable of supervising international affairs ③ Enhancement of international publicity as a means of attracting talented international students • Hosting of and participation in study abroad fairs • Launching “Keio Global” an online platform – including a website, database, and Facebook page – for current and prospective international students of Keio and Keio alumni who live and work globally. 3 Global 30 Project Follow-up FY 2012 Faculty and Graduate Degree courses offered in English Faculty of Environment Global Information and Communication Technology and B and Information Studies Governance Academic (GIGA) Program Graduate School of Sciences Po-Keio Double Masters Degree in Economics M Economics Program Graduate School of Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program in Taxation M Business and Commerce Policy and Management Graduate School of Science International Graduate Programs on Advanced Science & M/D and Technology Technology Graduate School of Media International Advanced Degrees Program M and Governance Graduate School of System Design and Management Course M/D System Design and Management Graduate School of Media Media Design M/D Design ※Courses in blue are taught in English, and were newly established as part of the G30 project 4 Global 30 Project Follow-up FY 2012 Faculty of Environment and Information Studies The “GIGA” Program • An undergraduate program which provides students with the opportunity to master both the creative skills required in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and governance skills. "GIGA" stands for: "Global Information and Communication Technology and Governance Academic (Program)". • The program aims to produce talented students with advanced skills in intellectual communication and collaboration, equipping them to tackle the global issues facing our society by seeking out tasks and developing solutions on a global scale. • In addition to lecture style classes, the curriculum is centered around activities encouraging active student participation, such as ICT and governance projects and overseas fieldwork and internships. • Japanese language classes are offered to international students to help increase both their understanding of Japanese culture and society and opportunities for finding employment in Japan. International students may also attend lectures with Japanese students. • Based on a proposal by a Keio faculty member, the "Onigiri Project" was established as a study group for Japanese students and international students to research Japanese culture and history together. This study group, which consistently has over 20 student members, also promotes exchange among international students and Japanese students. 5 The inaugural GIGA Program class Global 30 Project Follow-up FY 2012 Number of students attending GIGA Certification Requirement Courses ■ Number of GIGA Certification Requirement Courses Fall Semester 2011: 17 courses Spring Semester 2012: 37 courses / Fall Semester 2012: 21 courses ■ The following chart shows a selection of the courses, arranged in order of the number of students taking the course in a given term. Combined total of GIGA students and SFC students Japan and the Global IT Environment 219 Art and Science 157 Creativity in the Internet Age 54 The Internet 51 Presentation Technique 45 Modern Politics 35 Innovation Dynamics 35 Exploring Environment and Information Studies 30 Exploring Policy Management 26 6 Global 30 Project Follow-up FY 2012 Student Voices: GIGA Program Inaugural Class “When it came time to choose a university, I was keen to study abroad in either England, Canada or Japan. Although I was interested in Japan and had confidence in my spoken Japanese ability, I was unsure about taking specialist classes held in Japanese. It was then that my mother came across information about the GIGA Program on the Internet.” “I have long been interested in environmental issues and would like to work as an environmental consultant in the future. At SFC, I am free to learn about a wide variety of areas, like economics and mathematics, in conjunction with my environmental studies, and I also hope to fuse this with ICT learning.” GIGA Program videos http://ic.sfc.keio.ac.jp/about-sfc/why-sfc/ 7 Global 30 Project Follow-up FY 2012 GIGA Program Summer Camp 2012（１） • The GIGA Program Summer Camp 2012 (July 31 – August 4, 2012) was held to complement student recruitment activities and as a means of strengthening links with leading high schools around the world. • Two programs were run alongside each other: one for high school students and one for high school teachers. 8 Global 30 Project Follow-up FY 2012 GIGA Program Summer Camp 2012（2） 【Program for High School Students】 • 21 participants in total (Countries and regions of residence/nationalities: UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Taiwan, Russia, Japan) • Program content: Introduction to the university, visit to the research facilities, visit to the SFC Incubation Village, IT Workshop, exchange with current Keio students, visit to Yokohama and Kamakura 【Program for High School Teachers】 • 6 participants in total (USA [Hawaii], Singapore, Indonesia [Jakarta], Taiwan [Taipei], India [New Delhi]) • Program content: Introduction to the university, visit to the research facilities, visit to the SFC Incubation Village, exchange with current Keio students, visit to Yokohama and Kamakura. The high school teachers’ program 9 Global 30 Project Follow-up FY 2012 GIGA Orientation Camp and other initiatives for facilitating the intake of international students GIGA ORIENTATION CAMP 2012 SCHEDULE • Guidance sessions are carried out in English for new incoming GIGA program September 28‐29, 2012 students Fri, Sept 28 • The GIGA Program Freshman 19:00 – 19:45 Dinner Orientation Camp (one night) is held 19:45 – 20:00 Introduction of faculty members shortly after students first enter the university, to help students settle into 20:00 – 20:30 History of Keio and Fukuzawa: campus life. • A faculty member is appointed as GIGA 20:30 – 22:00 Ice breaker: Program student mentor, to give students 22:00 – 22:30 Shonan life: Senpai (GIGA 1st batch, Onigiri Project, etc) guidance and advice on campus life. • Various grants are available for Sat, Sept 29 international students on the GIGA 7:30 – 8:30 Breakfast Program, such as the Masatada 9:00 – 10:00 Kenkyukai (Study Group) Kobayashi Grant (1 million yen per year 10:00 – 10:30 Show Ice breaker results to the Dean for a maximum of 4 years), the Mentor Mita-Kai Grant (1.2 million yen per year 10:30 – 11:00 Dean’s talk for a maximum of 4 years) and the Akira Foundation-Keio SFC Social Innovation 11:00 – 12:00 Campus life Scholarship (AXIS) (500,000 yen per 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch year for a maximum of 1 year). Each of the scholarships is awarded to one 13:00 – 14:30 Academic integrity: student each academic year. SFC Open Research Forum 4‐year plan: 14:30 – 15:00 Wrap up 10 Global 30 Project Follow-up FY 2012 Graduate School of Economics Sciences Po-Keio Double Degree Program • Institut d‘Etudes Politiques de Paris (“Sciences Po”) Double Master's Degree Program in Economics, taught in English • Founded in 1872, Sciences Po is one of the top Grandes Ecoles in France, and has produced not only many entrepreneurs, presidents of central banks, and bureaucrats, but also Cabinet Members, Prime Ministers, and Presidents. Keio University and Sciences Po have been engaged in exchange activities since 1987. • A 2.5 year program (April entry) composing of six months at Keio, followed by one year at Sciences Po and a further one year at Keio. • By obtaining this double degree, students can demonstrate, both in their home countries and abroad, that they have obtained both specialist knowledge in the field of economics and an international outlook and experience, opening up a wide variety of career options after completion of the graduate program. • Students must be enrolled in the Master's Program at the Graduate School of Economics in order to be selected for the program. Students chosen spend one year of their Master's Program at Science